Forerunner

"Kuxortal has always been," Forerunner begins. This ancient port was established in the time of antiquity and has built and rebuilt itself on the ruins of former civilizations. Kuxortal is inhabited by a lowly race of Burrowers, who tunnel and excavate beneath the city's towers and sometimes discover artefacts from the past. Simsa is a Burrower who has spent her entire life in the service of an older, crippled mentor, Ferwar, who had reputedly rescued Simsa from a trash heap when she was an infant. Simsa, with her blue-black skin and platinum hair, clearly comes from different stock than the other Burrowers, but Ferwar never revealed her origin. When scavengers attempt to loot the treasures that Ferwar had left behind, it becomes clear that Simsa must flee. Especially when they discover that the scavengers consider Simsa one of the treasures that they have come to steal...

ISBN 0765331918   Pages 288 ISBN13 9780765331915 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 249 Publisher Tor Books   Series title Forerunner Imprint Tor Books   Height (mm) 210 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 140 Publication date 06 Mar 2012   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 813.54   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC23

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